NORTH CAROLINA
PROPERTY MAPPERS ASSOCIATION
INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSES
The North Carolina Property Mappers Association was formed in October of 1980 to help the
needs of state and local government officials whose work involves mapping and land records
management without regard to the unit of government or department in which such persons
perform their duties. An assemblage of 91 mappers representing 49 counties attended the
inaugural conference held at the Institute of Government in Chapel Hill. The groundwork for
the NCPMA was adopted at that time.
- To create a framework in which the duties and counties of North Carolina may
cooperate in the investigation, study, discussion and recommendation of improvements
in property mapping, GIS and land records management.
- To provide a forum in which officials of various agencies of state and local
government concerned with property mapping, GIS and land records management may
discuss common problems.
- To provide a means whereby property mappers and other persons interested in
property mapping may interchange ideas and experiences and obtain advice.
- To advance property mapping, GIS and land records management knowledge and
practice through education.
- To encourage a high standard of professionalism as a means to more effectively
serves the public.
- To work toward the improvement of the technical quality of property maps available
to local governments.
- To support legislation beneficial to property mappers and land records
management.
The NCPMA has sponsored an annual mapping school for the past 21 years and will continue
doing so in the future. The annual conference is held in the fall of each year.
One of the major contributions offered by the NCPMA is the newsletter,
The North Arrow. This publication is intended to keep
members fully informed of current mapping directions throughout the state and local
governing bodies. Statewide input along with some dedicated individuals is the key to
the newsletter’s informative and creative success.
At present there are 318 members representing the counties of North Carolina. Since the
intention of the association is to educate and assist local and state governing units
throughout the entire state in property mapping decision, we would like to take this
opportunity to invite all qualified personnel to send in your membership applications.
Regular membership dues are $25.00 and open to mappers, mapping supervisors, GIS personnel
and department heads in charge of mapping employed by county and city government.
Subscribing membership dues of $50.00 are offered to all other individuals for firms who
may be interested in the activities of the association.
North Carolina is in the forefront in encouraging its local governments to modernize
their mapping systems and the greater participation we have will be reflected in the
increased knowledge we attain as a unit.
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